Third-party solutions integrate Simulink® models with real-time systems for design and verification. Rapid prototyping systems help engineers optimize designs by connecting models to actual devices or prototypes and running them in real time. Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems help them validate controllers by simulating the system without using physical prototypes. Some third-party solutions provide real-time hardware for xPC Target™ for use across a range of industries. Others address the specific demands of automotive and aerospace applications.

The LABCAR HIL system provides a virtual test environment for automotive ECUs, enabling developers to test their designs under realistic operating and fault conditions and under improbable or dangerous states. LABCAR is an open, PC-based platform with integrated, modular hardware options and extensible Simulink models for vehicle dynamics and subsystems, including diesel and gasoline engines, electric motors, transmissions, and brakes. Integrated software components, including an operator-centric view and calibration tools, expand these capabilities.

dSPACE Simulator is a modular HIL system that lets engineers test automotive electronic control units (ECUs) and software in a virtual environment without using actual vehicles or prototypes. Engineers can run their Simulink or SimDriveline™ models on the HIL system by generating code using Simulink Coder™ . dSPACE also offers integrated Automotive Simulation Models, specialized Simulink models for diesel engines, gasoline engines, vehicle dynamics, and other automotive applications. dSPACE offers a variety of modular hardware systems for HIL, such as the dSPACE Full-Size and SCALEXIO systems, as well as many I/O options.